Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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INQUESTS.
Verdicts. | Sex. | |
---|---|---|
Male. | Female. | |
Natural causes | 114 | 107 |
Accidental death | 71 | 50 |
Suicide | 25 | 6 |
Open Verdict | 16 | 5 |
Manslaughter | 1 | — |
Murder | - | 1 |
Totals | 227 | 169 |
Table showing nature of above Suicidal and Accidental Deaths in the Borough of Hackney during the year ended 1906.
Suicides. | Accidental Deaths. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Nature of Suicide. | No. | Nature of Accidental Death. | No. |
Poisoning | 6 | Kicked by horse | 2 |
Cut throat | 3 | Fall | 43 |
Drowning | 9 | Suffocated | 16 |
Fall | 3 | Shock from burns | 12 |
Shooting | 2 | Drowning | 6 |
Hanging | 4 | Run over | 5 |
Run over | 3 | Shock from scalds | 7 |
Stabbing | 1 | Fracture of skull | 3 |
,, spine | 2 | ||
Suffocated in bed | 16 | ||
Others | 9 | ||
Total | 31 | Total | 121 |